Where's a careless intern when you need them?Q: Think of a word that can go before "table" to make a familiar phrase. Move the last letter to the front, and you'll have a word that can go after "table" to make a familiar phrase. What phrases are these?
A: CRAPS TABLE --> TABLE SCRAPS
My job is done.Q: Think of a common 7-letter word. Drop its second letter, and you'll get a 6-letter word that does not rhyme with the first. Alternatively, you can drop the third letter from the 7-letter word to get a 6-letter word that doesn't rhyme with either of the first two. Further, you can drop both the second and third letters from the 7-letter word to get a 5-letter word that doesn't rhyme with any of the others. What words are these?
A: THROUGH --> TROUGH -> THOUGH --> TOUGH
Edit: No ad needed.Q: Think of a well-known food brand. Add the letters W-O-W. Then rearrange the result to name another well-known food brand. What is it?
A: NESTLÉ --> SWEET 'N LOW
April 2nd, '07?Q: In my trip to Europe two weeks ago I visited a friend in Amsterdam who literally has a puzzle on his doormat. Before you walk into his apartment, there's an original puzzle for you to solve. I was able to do it. See if you can. What number comes next in this series: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 23, 28?
38 (Add the sum of the digits in the prior number, e.g. 16 + 1 + 6 = 23, 23 + 2 + 3 = 28, etc.)
If you take the initial letter of each word, change the last letter to two later in the alphabet, you get another synonym for the last word.Q: This challenge is easy, but elegant. Think of a familiar four-word phrase that means "to be last." Together the first two words are a synonym for the last word. What phrase is it?
A: BRING UP THE REAR
The first list I looked at was no help at all.Q: Think of an article of apparel in eight letters. Drop the last 2 letters. Move what are the now the last 2 letters to the front. You'll get an article of apparel in 6 letters. What is it?
A: MONOKINI --> KIMONO
I've never taken an acting or singing class so I'm probably not much help.Q: Think of a famous Broadway musical in two words. Change one letter in it to the preceding letter of the alphabet — so B would become A, C would become B, etc. Remove the space so you have a solid word. The result will name something that all of us are part of. What is it?
A: MAMMA MIA! --> MAMMALIA
I know I can — can you?Q: Take the 9 letters of BEER MOUTH. Arrange them in a 3x3 array so that the three lines Across, three lines Down, and both diagonals spell common 3-letter words. Can you do it?
A: OHMRUEBET
Across: OHM, RUE, BETDown: ORB, HUE, METDiagonal: OUT, BUM
This took me 3 minutes 10 seconds to solve.Q: Take the 7-letter last name of a famous woman. Drop the letter E. Add an I and an F. You can rearrange the result to get a word that famously describes this woman. Who's the woman, and what's the word?
A: (Gloria) STEINEM - E + IF --> FEMINIST
The prior person had the title for about a year.Q: Think of a title for a particular person — two words, 15 letters in total — in which the only vowel is "I." What is it?
A: MISS MISSISSIPPI
